Olivia Newton-John, the iconic singer and actress most notable for her role as Sandy in Grease, has passed away at the age of 73. According to a statement from her husband, John Easterling, Newton-John died peacefully at home after a decades-long battle against breast cancer. Newton-John's radiance, coupled with a penchant for performing, shone through…
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The one and only Madonna, indisputably one of the greatest icons of the 21st century, just released her concept film, MADAME X, for her acclaimed Madama X Tour. The film is available exclusively on Paramount+ and follows her critically acclaimed studio album, Madame X, which debuted at No.1 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart. To coincide with the…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OORBa32WFcM Pop superstar Billie Eilish has released a music video for her fifth single, “NDA”, ahead of her upcoming sophomore album, Happier Than Ever, set for release on July 30th. The 19-year-old singer-songwriter, who also directed the music video, announced the song’s release via Instagram with fervent enthusiasm, urging her fans to view the video…
Let’s address the elephant in the room first, and for once we aren’t talking about the pandemic. The Grammys have always, and particularly in the last few years, been riddled with issues relating to racism, bribery, an out-of-touch academy, and an unspoken pay-to-play structure that deeply disadvantages many artists without the proper connections. Complaints and…
Another year, another round of ire and backlash over the Grammys. Hardly fertile ground, even for 2020. Last week, the official 2021 Grammy nominations were released, and instead of the usual communal “meh” or “huh?” that has typically followed the announcement in the last half decade or so, this year people are angry. Yet again,…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G5bNoL4CbU Four-time Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and producer Erykah Badu released a new music video today for "Mayisha (So Long)." The cinematic video follows the release of the track from Robert Glasper's album Everything's Beautiful, a modernization and reinterpretation of Miles Davis' songs. Glasper stars opposite Badu in the video, playing Badu's consoling lover and the band's keyboard player.…